After the Wish

Caesars Foundation 25TH ANNIVERSARY PARTNER

As a young Nevadan (battle born), I aspired to learn about the gaming/integrated resort space while on dialysis six years ago. I was always fascinated by the bright lights and lingering essence of belonging in the middle of the Sahara Desert where it rains synonymous free-play offers. My wish was for a single gaming internship. Little to my surprise, with Global Gaming Women’s support, Make-A-Wish granted me multiple hospitality internships.

I experienced firsthand the exponential impact of a wish come true. I would love to thank Caesars Entertainment in addition to Station Casinos and The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. I gained immense knowledge I so intensely craved throughout each hospitality internship learning different facets of the business— from integrated regional resorts to globally operated ones. I also gained a bonus family from each hospitality internship. It was the strong connections that kept me going.

I longed for three agenda items while on dialysis—my education, a career, and a kidney transplant but I knew what it meant to be on a transplant list awaiting a vital organ. After being on the transplant list for three years, I received a kidney in 2017 in the middle of my internship experience. We had to postpone one of the internships because of the transplant, but I got back at it. Looking back now, I have a better understanding of just how tired I was at the time, but I was so driven that I kept going. This experience with Make-A-Wish truly changed my life.

Since its inception in 2002, Caesars Foundation has supported national and local nonprofit programs and projects, including Make-A-Wish Southern Nevada. As the foundation seeks to strengthen organizations and programs in the communities where their employees live and work, we are fortunate to have a group dedicated to that objective right here in Las Vegas.

Boasting many of the world’s most prestigious gaming brands, Caesars Entertainment properties in Las Vegas helped to make Jasmine’s internship experience exceptional. She spent her fall semester on a rotational internship across Caesars Entertainment properties where she learned everything from front desk operations and housekeeping to employee relations and luxury.